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The German blue-chip benchmark’s largest component has had its weight capped at 15%, a limit designed to preserve the index’s diversification. A STOXX analysis finds that the impact from index trackers selling the shares due to the cap is relatively small, and more so compared to that of active funds observing caps imposed by European regulation.
Stocks drop in October amid earnings disappointments, rising yields
The STOXX World AC benchmark declined 2.3% last month, its first monthly retreat since April. Earnings disappointments from high-flying technology companies and rising bond yields were among reasons that drove investors to take profits from this year’s rally.
Monthly Index News: October 2024
Stocks fell for the first month in six in October as earnings disappointments from technology companies and rising bond yields drove investors to take profits from this year’s rally.